On the recordMarch 27, 2017
The question we raise this evening is about governance. In the debacle of last Friday, when the administration failed to carry forward on its promise to pass the worst healthcare bill in the history of the United States, the administration offered a definition or an explanation: the ACA was exploding. It is not exploding. The CBO has indicated that the ACA needs improving, but it has insured some 20 million-plus people and protected children--unlike the administration's bill, Mr. Trump's bill which, in fact, would throw 24 million people off of health care and cut $880 billion. It is about governance. That is why it is important to have a full investigation of the Russian collusion of all of those who are involved in Mr. Trump's campaign, and in his administration, including very close members of his senior staff. That is why we should have a full investigation, which would include the Judiciary Committee. I demand that the classified documents that we have requested in a bipartisan letter should be given to the Judiciary Committee, and we should begin investigations on whether there are any questions of criminality. It is about governance, Mr. Speaker; and the House of Representatives must know the truth so the American people can know the truth. ____________________
